3D Trial assembly in Autodesk Inventor

[rcs2022]

Cool, so WheelMan might be needing some tips from your side ;) Yeah I agree fell in love with it from when I started working on it, very different in concept from ACAD and 3DSMAX.

brainanator, Yeah on its lid! LOL even in simulations! Thats why I am experimenting to see if I can do some modifications before I start milling the pieces on my CNC. Still have to sort out the specific details to closely match reality, like the K of springs, Torque applied to the axles, Friction between ground and tires etc....

I see where you are coming from as I am a civil engineer by trade also. Miss the CAD too, RC got me back to CAD, 3DS and Inventor, actually Inventor cannot be considered a CAD program I think, it has a lot more dynamic simulation analysis and FEA (finite element analysis) also.

FEA can help also pinpointing the weak areas in the TVP's and bracing required.

[WheelMan]

Originally Posted by rcs2022

Cool, so WheelMan might be needing some tips from your side.

Of course! Would be glad to, but I have been away from it for a couple years now, so I'm not as fresh with it as I was.


-Travis

[rcs2022]

Originally Posted by WheelMan

Of course! Would be glad to, but I have been away from it for a couple years now, so I'm not as fresh with it as I was.


-Travis

Hey man thanks a lot for your offer.

Its gonna be a slow project, but planning to go through with it. full time job, wife and 2 kids, hard to find time....

[WheelMan]

Originally Posted by rcs2022

Hey man thanks a lot for your offer.

Its gonna be a slow project, but planning to go through with it. full time job, wife and 2 kids, hard to find time....

oh yeah, completely understandable! I think that's how it is for most of us, just workin on it when we have the time

Guess that's why they call it a hobby huh


-Travis